No one has any proof how much the Giants will miss Odell Beckham Jr. on the field.
Anyone wishing to downplay his absence can point to the production (scoring 40, 0, 27 and 35 points) while Beckham missed the final four games last season as evidence the Giants can move the ball and score without his dynamism. They can preach a spread-the-wealth mantra that sounds wonderfully egalitarian, until it is third-and-8 and someone needs to do something special to pick up the first down. They can theorize how opponents will line up now that they do not have to send multiple defenders in one direction — Beckham’s.